A Mathematical Exploration of Music and Sound

At the core of music are patterns, structures, and relationships that can be understood mathematically. This course will provide opportunities for students to play with and explore some of the concepts, including scales, the Fourier series, beats, rhythm, and harmonics.

Teaching Online: Reflections on Practice

This course invites your critical reflection on the methods of online instruction; beliefs and potential bias of the online learner; policies and rules and how they align with course objectives; tone and the purpose of communication.

Gaming Literacy and Learning

The use of games in educational contexts has recently received growing attention. Many teachers are interested in using games in their classrooms, but can’t find a right context to adopt games that match their curriculum. This course provides an introduction to the educational value of games, game genres, gaming literacy, and new literacy. Teachers will play games and analyze how gaming can cultivate learners’ new literacy, understand how game debriefing can help scaffold students’ learning, and identify factors affecting the adoption of games in educational contexts.
This course is facilitated by a literacy professor and an instructional technology professor, who will be available to assist and encourage you to implement game-based learning into your classroom.

Introductory Course of Economics in University of Applied Sciences

This introductory course is for people who are interested in studying economics or business management. Unlike research universities, study in economics at UAS focuses on how you can understand real-life business cases, apply knowledge to daily business operations, and use the knowledge to solve real-world problems.

Warfare and Weapons in Ancient Egypt

Review the history, archaeology, art, and literature of ancient Egypt relating to warfare and weapons from the Predynastic Period to the end of the New Kingdom (Dynasty 20), evaluating the evidence represented by these source materials. The content includes; Kings, enemies, soldiers and weapons, Warfare in the Old and Middle Kingdoms, Warfare in the 18th Dynasty, Warfare in the Ramesside Period.

Iowa Presidential Caucuses

The Iowa Presidential Caucuses hold a special place in US politics. Join Iowa State University’s Dr. Steffen Schmidt to learn more about the caucuses, their connection to Iowa, and their important role in selecting US presidential candidates. Sessions available beginning September 1, October 13, November 17, and January 5.

Helping Adults Learn by Using Appropriate Instructional Methods

As an adult trainer, are you sick of the “Death by Powerpoint” style? Are you thinking of using different ways to engage your learners? Do you toss and turn at night wondering if your materials have been effective and useful for your learners? Enroll in this short course to pick up some tips on using a range of instructional methods to engage your adult learners and make their learning relevant and meaningful.

The Future of Work

The world of work has changed and employees must be ready to change along with it. At the end of this class, students will know their role in creating/living the future of work and be able adapt, design, or redesign how they will work in the 21st century.

Erasmus+ Funding Opportunities for Youth

Learn about the various funding opportunities and requirements for international youth exchanges, European voluntary service, and mobility of youth workers through the Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme.

Children and youth in vulnerable situations face common threats to their mental health and well-being. Challenges are better addressed when knowledge and resources are pooled and shared, helping young people become more resilient.

Biomimicry: A Sustainable Design Methodology

Learn about the tools and principles of biomimicry, a new discipline that emulates nature's best ideas in order to solve human design challenges. Each week you’ll get outside to explore nature and learn a key biomimicry design concept that you’ll then apply to develop a novel biomimetic design.

Employability Skills for Industry

Employability skills are necessary for getting, keeping, and doing well on a job. This course introduces you to the skills you need for your career - from the interview process through keeping your job. This course will help identify the skills you have and the skills you may need to work on so you can do well in industry jobs.

Common Sense Economics for Life!

Learning economics through short video clips, classic readings, podcasts, and innovative assignments makes learning the science of choice fun, exciting and relevant. The “read, watch, listen, and do” approach is used to make learning both engaging and effective. The reading assignments are compact and the videos, podcasts, and assignments re-enforce each other in a manner that assures mastery of key learning objectives in economics and personal finance. Even if this is your first online course, you will find this one informative and user-friendly.

Tourism Industry Analysis

This course examines basic and broad knowledge of economic impact modeling and Tourism Satellite Accounts. In the end, participants will see tourism from a fascinating new perspective and will envision possibilities for improving various regions of the world through tourism.

Create an Expert LinkedIn Profile for Job Search

By following step by step instructions, course participants will create a highly functional LinkedIn profile for job search purposes in five weeks while receiving feedback and making meaningful contacts in the process.

Science Fiction/Science Fact: Questions and Answers

What do scientists actually do? How do they join forces with other scientists? In this short course, you will learn what it means to follow the scientific process. Get ready to jump into data collection and actual experimentation and walk away with an understanding of what it means to be a scientist in today’s world.

Caring Science, Mindful Practice

This course provides tools to help caring professionals enhance professional caring practices in everyday work environments. Learners will be introduced to Watson’s Caring Science. Exploration and learning related to key concepts will be supported through the introduction of mindfulness practice, reflective narrative, and contemplative art. Asynchronous discussion, moderated by a team of educators knowledgeable in Caring Science, will provide a forum for ongoing interaction and discovery among participants during each eight-week class session. Participants who complete all of the course learning modules will earn certificates of completion.

Oceanography: a key to better understand our world

In this course the student learns about the foundations of the science of oceanography. You'll learn about the classification and formation of the ocean floor, how current sea satellite analysis systems work, the chemistry of the oceans and the processes that led to its formation.

Ten Things Every Engineer Should Know About Materials Science

In this course, we explore “ten things” that range from the menu of materials available to engineers in their profession to the many mechanical and electrical properties of materials important to their use in various engineering fields. This course will contain discussion forums and content will be released on a weekly basis over the duration of the course.

Writing American Food

This free five-week course is dedicated to the life and work of U.S. food writing giants Judith Jones, Craig Claiborne, MFK Fisher, Clementine Paddleford, and Michael Batterberry and their work, from restaurant criticism to cookbooks and magazines.

Mars: The Next Frontier

NASA is preparing for a manned mission to Mars in 2030. Will you be prepared to join the crew? In this course, participants will learn basic facts about Mars and the essentials humans need for survival on the planet.

Instructional Design for Mobile Learning

This course introduces participants to instructional design principles for teaching with mobile technology. Participants will also have the opportunity to attend virtual events facilitated by mobile learning designers and practitioners.

Digital Literacies I

What’s in your digital teaching toolbox? Do you have the tools you need to reach 21st century learners? This course will introduce you to digital technologies and show you how to integrate them into your classroom/webspace.

What Matters: Understanding Mental Health

Are you interesting in gaining a better grasp of mental health and mental illness? This course can show you the way. The learning and teaching materials are supported by a drama which unfolds over six episodes, and follows the journey of Mrs. Carol Price as she becomes ill but goes onto recover. There is an expectation that course participants will have an understanding of how health and social care is delivered in the UK.

Behind the Scenes: Addressing weight bias and stigma in obesity

Sometimes, it’s what goes unsaid that is the real story.
This interactive course focuses on how health professionals, and wider society, can address weight bias and stigma in obesity and what this might mean for how we address this complex problem.

Introduction to Cybersecurity

This course provides an overview of the evolving field of cybersecurity, with an introduction to cybersecurity standards and law. You will learn about the fundamentals of cybersecurity and basic threats, and examine the importance of building a comprehensive security plan that integrates people, processes and technology.

Math Refresher Course

This course provides a self-paced, individualized environment for anyone looking to refresh math skills. The content focuses primarily on algebra and arithmetic, and aligns with many standard exams, such as college math placement exams.

Innovators of American Cuisine

This course is devoted to the life and work of distinguished culinary professionals of the recent past and the present who have changed the way we eat and drink in the United States. Some are well-known to the public, others less so, but they all have left a long-lasting mark on what and where Americans eat, how they cook, and even the way they think and talk about food.

Sport Informatics and Analytics

What can data tell us about performance in sport? Join our learning community, supported by sport performance experts from around the globe, to explore and share ideas and experiences around measuring and analysing performance data.

CPR, AED and First Aid

CPR, AED and First Aid will prepare you to respond to life-threatening emergencies in multiple populations with life-saving interventions. This CPR and First Aid course is based on the latest guidelines which focus on doing several tasks simultaneously as part of a group process that enables efficiency and minimization of error. At the completion of this course, students will be prepared to take the certification exam for CPR, AED and First Aid.

Differentiation: A strategy for all students

Are you an instructor trying to shake things up a bit? Join us for this Australian BOSTES endorsed professional development course on differentiation and how it can be used to enhance classroom instruction and learning.

Design and Deliver Blended Learning

This course introduces Blended Learning to the Adult Educator who wants to learn how to develop and facilitate a blended learning programme to make the learning more self-directed, collaborative and effective.

Developing Food Bank Nutrition Policy to Procure Healthful Foods

Low-income populations are at high risk for diet-related diseases, and many rely each month on charitable food assistance. Thus, it is imperative that food banks consider the nutritional quality of the foods they procure and distribute.

Listing Account: Atkins Center for Weight and Health, University of California, Berkeley

Philosophy and Film

This course will examine a variety of philosophical arguments through the medium of film. It will consist of video lectures, readings, and lively discussion. Students will engage a wide range of exciting thinkers, issues, and movies with the goal of better understanding our world.

Science Fiction/Science Fact: Predictions and Math

Does math frustrate you and discourage you from reading scientific reports? Learn how scientists use math to measure changes over time. In this course, you will be exposed to some basic math concepts that will help you understand what you are reading when it comes to the sciences.

Becoming a Blended Learning Designer

This course, also known as BlendKit2015, guides faculty and instructional designers in designing and developing blended learning experiences via consideration of key issues related to blended learning and practical step-by-step guidance in producing actual materials for a blended course.

The brain in a non-stop round the world regatta. Chronobiology and sleep management

In this course you will learn the foundations of the biological patterns governing sleep and performance in general, it's application to solo and double-handed ocean sailing. Students look at how circadian rhythms are disrupted as one sails round the world, after months of environmental changes. Students examine the distribution of the activity-sleep rhythm and what strategies sailors employ to sleep and adapt to the gruelling course.

Supporting Students with Learning Disabilities in the Writing Classroom

This short program of study will explore strategies to help students with learning disabilities become more comfortable with the writing process in the classroom environment. While the course is aimed to help instructors of writing better accommodate their students, parents of students with learning disabilities, as well as the students themselves, may find this course useful.

RootsMOOC: Intro to Genealogy and Family History Research

RootsMOOC is a friendly introduction to family history research in the United States using commonly available sources. Expert researchers will help you learn about the most useful sources, tools, and techniques for getting your research off the ground.

Investigative Concepts: FBI Major Case #203 "Pizza Bomber"

This six-week course is designed to help the criminal justice student learn how to gather, analyze, and process data in the course of large scale criminal case investigations. The FBI Major Case #203, “Pizza Bomber” investigation will be utilized as a case study for this course.

Exploring Engineering

Are you considering a career in engineering? Are you fascinated by what engineers do? In this pre-college course, you will gain an understanding of the various fields of engineering and explore the engineering design process, from conceptual design and optimal choice evaluation to project construction.

Certificate Course in Writing for a Global Market

With the industrial, technical, and commercial market becoming more and more global, it is imperative that writers understand the importance of writing for a worldwide market. Become aware of, and consider how to prepare and write for multiple languages to reach diverse populations, cultures, and communities through this course.

Injuries, illness and telemedicine in extreme sailing

During this course, you will learn about the basic medical techniques for the prevention of medical problems on board a yacht, how to plan medical prevention and active techniques to deal with some of the main issues that may arise during a two-crew round the world regatta. You will also be introduced to telemedical assistance protocols and the technology associated with it.

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Exploring Her Work and Writing Life, The Later Years

Laura Ingalls Wilder's novels have inspired generations of readers. We will explore the second half of her Little House series and expand your understanding of the literary themes, style, and historical underpinnings of the last five Little House novels.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) will prepare you to respond to life-threatening emergencies in the adult population with advanced interventions. This ACLS course is based on the latest guidelines, which focus on doing several tasks simultaneously as part of a group process that enables efficiency and minimizes error. At the completion of this course, students will be prepared to take the certification exam for Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

Tinker, Make & Learn

Making can be a powerful catalyst for building skills and understanding across a wide range of subjects. Intended for educators from all disciplines, Tinker, Make & Learn builds upon the experiential approach to learning though a blended model. Tinker, Make & Learn delves into activity-based strategies that will help empowered participants in their own learning. The course is not just to teach making, but it is an exemplar of an exciting blended learning course. The interactive methods in the course promote an open-ended, two-way exchange of ideas. Each week will also take a look at activities that engage a specific set of making skills.

College Readiness: Reading, Writing, and Math

This game-based course provides prospective students with a primer in college level reading, writing, and mathematics. Whether preparing to take a standardized placement test or simply improving readiness to handle college-level work, this course can help student build mastery and confidence.

Cell Culture Basics

This course is sponsored by Gibco® and designed to prepare you for their Cell Culture Basics Certification. Learn the basic techniques for effective, reproducible laboratory cell culture, including optimized procedures and products that will help you get the consistency your lab work demands.

Listing Account: University of California, Irvine and gibco by life technologies

Learning To Learn Online [option for certificate]

Learning to Learn Online will equip you with the knowledge and strategies to get you learning online in no time! This course is engaging, interactive, and fun and will help you overcome obstacles that may be holding you back from becoming a confident online learner.

Certificate Course in Structured Writing for Technical Documentation

The course is designed to further your technical writing skills with use of XMetaL, XML, and the DITA standard. It also introduces you to other writing standards, output options, and content management systems.

Business Ethics for the Real World

This course is designed to provide an introduction to the subject of ethical behavior in business. While the course includes some ethical theory, it is designed to be approachable by the seasoned manager, the novice businessperson, and students in business schools.

Strategies for winning. Meteorology in a round the world regatta

In this course you can learn about the mechanics of global weather, the foundations of ocean meteorology, predictive modeling and how sailors receive data via satellite and use high-performance navigation software.

Reduce Your Organization’s Social Media Risk

Effective social media policy protects an organization from risk at the same time as it enables employees to develop more effective ways to accomplish work. Driving the implementation of social media policy is a great way for Human Resources (HR) and business leaders to demonstrate value with executive leadership.

Use Mapping to Position Your Brand

In this course, you’ll examine perceptual maps, which are used to identify how consumers differentiate among products and how they perceive one product relative to another. These maps are valuable for identifying opportunities to introduce and position new products, repositioning existing products, and identifying your true competitors.

Introduction to Behavioral Science Degree Programs

This course is designed to help you get started as a behavioral science student, become familiar with the academic programs within the field, and prepare you for your first meeting with your academic advisor or academic counselor once you make your decision about which program to pursue.

Build a Business Case for Allowing Employees to Work Remotely

Technological advances have enabled organizations to tap into talent wherever it may be located. This course is designed to expose HR professionals and leaders to the business case for remote work and key drivers to align remote work programs in their organizations’ strategic priorities.